Research Article

Evaluation of the opportunities offered by open-green spaces for urban users: A Kocaeli /Turkey Sample

Volume: 19 Number: 1 June 1, 2017
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Evaluation of the opportunities offered by open-green spaces for urban users: A Kocaeli /Turkey Sample

Abstract

As an industrial city, Kocaeli contains a wide variety of people from different socio-cultural backgrounds. The diversity of the population diversifies the expectations of the inhabitants for urban spaces. We studied the satisfaction and dissatisfaction status and expectations of Kocaeli inhabitants for the parks located in urban open-green spaces. In this study 650 people were randomly selected to participate in a face to face interview-based survey. The data obtained from the questionnaire was used for frequency distribution analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis and correlation analysis. Recreational activities form the most important satisfaction factor in the study, and this factor is closely related with the gender, occupation, and economic status of the users and the time spent in spaces. Users mostly spent time in the parks during the summer (49.85%), particularly during weekends (57.80 %), for the purposes of hiking, eating and exercising (28.05 %). Management and infrastructural factors have caused dissatisfaction. Survey results concluded that the majority of the users, which is 30.20 %, find the reinforcement elements, directional signs and security insufficient.

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References

  1. Akdeniz, N.S., Çelik, A. and Nemutlu F.E

Details

Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nilüfer Seyidoğlu Akdeniz
ULUDAG UNIV
Türkiye

Aysun Çelik
ULUDAG UNIV
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 1, 2017

Submission Date

November 20, 2016

Acceptance Date

February 2, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 19 Number: 1

APA
Seyidoğlu Akdeniz, N., & Çelik, A. (2017). Açık Yeşil Alanlarin Kullanicilara Sunduğu Olanaklarin Değerlendirilmesi: Kocaeli/Türkiye Örneği. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 19(1), 32-40. https://izlik.org/JA43YH67CD

 

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